The Shelby Republican
Friday, February 16, 1906
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SPECTACLE PEDDLER RUNS AGAINST CITY
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Apprehended in Act of Selling Spectables
Without License --
Has been a Nuisance for a Long Time.
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(From Wednesday's Daily.)
Boris Adler, a
Russian Jew spectacle peddler, has been apprehended by the city authorities for
peddling with out a license. It is said that he has been the source of
such annoyance to strangers by his bold conduct. The city ordinances
provide that persons desiring to peddle or sell on the streets must pay a
license fee to the city. This Adler has never done, yet it is known that
he has sold goods almost continuously on the streets for a long time. He
has a habit of approaching women passing along the street, deliberately taking
their spectacles off and replacing them by a pair from his own case and urging
her to buy. Yesterday he was caught in the act of selling a pair of
spectacles to a Fairland man as the latter boarded a north bound car on the
public square. The issuance of a warrant followed.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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